Bitcoin Scientist

Bitcoin News

• Bitcoin Price Hits $81K on Renewed Spot Demand, Leverage Reset September 18, 2026
  Bitcoin surged past $81,000 on Friday, hitting an intraday high of $81,238, before settling around $80,800 with a $1.62 trillion market cap. CFTC Draft Rules Spark Rally Beyond $81,000 Bitcoin’s price breezed past $81,000 Friday amid reports that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sent crypto market rules to the White House for review. The […]
  Terence Zimwara
• Bitcoin’s Price Rips Past $80K as Short Sellers Get Steamrolled September 18, 2026
  Bitcoin’s price ripped from the mid-$76,000s to nearly $81,000 on Friday at 10:45 a.m. ET, after traders spent the week absorbing a failed U.S. Senate crypto vote and two central-bank rate hikes. The final leg wasn’t simply buyers charging in. Roughly $192 million in leveraged crypto positions vanished in one hour, including more than $183 […]
  Jamie Redman
• Bitcoin Faces $80,000 Ceiling as Fed and CLARITY Risks Mount September 18, 2026
  Bitcoin may struggle to break decisively above $80,000 as tighter U.S. monetary policy and the CLARITY Act setback weigh on near-term conditions. Coinshares sees both headwinds delaying a stronger crypto recovery. Bitcoin’s $80,000 Breakout Faces a Tougher Fed Bitcoin faces a more difficult path above $80,000 after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled […]
  Kevin Helms
• Crypto Liquidations Surge Past $260M as Bitcoin’s Price Touches $77K September 17, 2026
  Bitcoin’s price snapped its recent downward trend, briefly touching $77,000 before settling around $76,600. Despite sharp swings and pressure from a unanimous 25-basis-point Fed rate hike, bitcoin maintained a $1.54 trillion market cap with a 1% daily gain. Market Recovery and Price Action Bitcoin’s price showed signs of recovery Thursday after briefly touching $77,000, snapping […]
  Terence Zimwara
• XRP Open Interest Plunges 32% on Binance as Spot Sellers Beat Buyers September 17, 2026
  XRP derivatives exposure has fallen sharply since late August as traders reduce leveraged positions while aggressive selling continues across spot and perpetual markets. Binance XRP open interest has dropped about 32%, while selling pressure has intensified across centralized exchanges. XRP Open Interest Drops Nearly One-Third XRP traders have sharply reduced derivatives exposure while aggressive sellers […]
  Kevin Helms